The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs is a short, spare novel that is a quick and enjoyable read, but nothing astonishing. The premise, though, of a woman who heads out of town unexpectedly with her teenage daughter to right a wrong done to her in high school by her former best friend, is one that will resonate with anyone who had a slight in high school that they have never forgotten. You cheer for Caroline, while at the same time, realize truths about that time in everyone’s lives. It won’t take too long to read this one, should you choose to pick it up.